of course you can't fix obamacare by piling on more obamacare. i'm sure that won't some from trying to convince us otherwise, but even amid the traces of reality continue to break through. consider what the clintons said during the election. former president clinton called obamacare -- quote -- "the craziest thing in the world." end quote. that's bill clinton. and secretary clinton said -- quote -- "lots of americans" have insurance too expensive for them to actually use. that was the democratic candidate for president of the united states. the democratic governor of minnesota said that the affordable care act is no longer affordable for increasing numbers of people. so reality is beginning to break through. and despite his obamacare pep rally yesterday, even the law's namesake hasn't been immune to sporadic admissions of the obvious. president obama recently admitted that obamacare has -- quote -- "real problems." end quote. has bemoaned the human impact of his law's -- quote -- "premium increases." and lack of competition and choice, and admitt

obamacare has failed. the american people have sent a decisive message to washington dc that they want obamacare to withpealed and replaced health care reform that was over the cost of health insurance without growing the size of government. we are working closely with senate leadership on a budget resolution that will begin the process of repealing obamacare and also, create a framework for replacement going forward. we're also working on a series of executive orders that the president elect will put into effect to ensure that there is an orderly transition during the obamacareer we repeal to a market-based health care economy in america. look, obamacare has failed. the promises of obamacare have all been proven to be false. i was here in a different capacity in 2010. we were told if you like your doctor, you can keep him. not true. we were told that the cost of health insurance would go down. not true. right now the american people are laboring under extraordinary increases in premiums. the average deduc

we'll also be dealing with obamacare. so many of you know of what these failed policies have done for americans. if you look at those families that have employer based insurance, their premiums have increased by more than $4300. the 23 co-ops that were created in obamacare, 18 of them have already failed. what's most concerning to so many, more than 1,022 counties across america, that's more than one-third, have only one choice inside the exchanges. everything president obama promised about health care has failed. we are so thankful that we have a new administration coming that had the wisdom to listen and the courage to lead. >> good morning, everybody. it was an exciting day yesterday to see all the new members get sworn in, to see this new majority excited about getting the work for the american people. there's a lot that we're going to do working in tandem with our new president and new vice president. it's great to welcome our friend and former colleague mike pence back, not as an of me congress but as the soon to be

we will also be dealing with obamacare. so many of you know what these failed policies have done to america. you look at those families that have employer-based insurance. their premiums have increased by more than $4300. of the 23 co-ops created in obamacare, 18 of them had already failed. but what is most concerning to so many, more than 1022 counties across america, more than one third, have only one choice inside the exchanges. everything president obama promised about health care has failed. we are so thankful that we have a new administration coming that had the wisdom to listen and the courage to lead. >> it was an exciting day yesterday to see all the new members get sworn in, to see this new majority excited about getting to work for the american people. there is a lot we want to do. working with our new president and vice president, it is great to welcome our friend and former colleague mike pence back, not as a member of congress but as the soon to be vice president of the united states. there is a lot that we ne

obamacare has failed. and th american people have sent a decisive message to washington, d.c. that they want obamacare to be repealed and replaced with health care reform that will lower the cost of health insurance without growing the size of government. we're working very closely with the senate leadership on a budget resolution that will begin the process of repealing obamacare and also create a framework for replacement going forward. we're also working on a series of executive orders that the president-elect will put into effect to ensure that there is an orderly transition during the period after we repeal obamacare to a market-based health care economy in america. look, obamacare has failed. the promises of obamacare have all been proven to be false. i was here in a different capacity in march of 2010. when we were told if you like your doctor, you can keep it. not true. if you like your health insurance, can you keep it. not true. we were told the cost of health insurance would go down if obamacare

we will also be dealing went obamacare. so many people know that these failed policies have done to america. employer-based insurance, premiums have increased by more than $4300. other 233 co-ops created an obamacare, 18 of them have already failed. but what is most concerning to so many, more than 1022 cap across america, more than one third had only one choice. inside the exchanges. everything promised about health care and we are so thankful that we have a new administration coming to have the wisdom to listen in the courage to the period >> it was an exciting day yesterday to see the numbers get sworn in, to see this new majority excited about the work for the american people. there's a lot we want to do, but we are going to do working with other new president and vice president. it's great to welcome our friend and former colleague, mike pence back not as a member of congress, but as the soon-to-be vice president of the of the united states is a great partner in working to get our country back on track. there's a lot w

step one will be to repeal obamacare. as the president-elect said today in my admonished members of the house republican congress, it is important to remind the american people what they are a know about obamacare that the promises made were all broken and i expect you will see an effort in the days ahead to talk about the facts around obamacare. secondly of course is to begin the orderly transition to something better. the truth is that the commitment that the president-elect made was to repeal and replace obamacare and as they said this morning and a tweaked, it will be important that we be careful as we do that, that we do that in a way that doesn't work hardship on american families who came insurance through this program, doesn't work hardship on our economy. as they told the house republican conference today, we are working on a strategy in concert with the leadership of the house and senate for a legislative and executive action agenda to ensure an orderly and smooth transition to a market based health care reform

have access to obamacare. so if you repeal it today, what do you replace it with? it's not just the medicaid people. it's our hospitals, especially my former district, a rural district. if you repeal obamacare and don't have replacement for a year, you'll put those hospitals out of business. they'll have to take anyone who comes to the emergency room and provide health care. that's uncompensated care. where does it come from? we heard republicans say there are certain pieces of obamacare yes should keep, and i agree them. those are the popular ones, like keeping children on their parents' health policy until age 26, pre-existing injuries, no more discrimination on pre-existing injuries. deal with rescissions of individual policies, patient bill of rights. those are some of the most expensive provisions of baumt kaer. so how do you pay for it? this is not going to be easy. i would hope the republicans would say, here is what we're going to do, here is the dates we're going to replace it and gradually work this

but obamacare was not the answer. instead of fixing the problems in our health care system, it's just made things worse. republicans are ready to implement the kind of health care reform the american people are looking for. more affordable, more personal, more flexible health care coverage that meets their need needsand less bureaucratic. the american people are ready for health care reform that actually works and that's exactly what republicans are going to give them starting right now. mr. president, i yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from wiem. a senator: thank you. i ask the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: i would like to congratulate my colleague from south dak for his comment. i've been hearing the same thing in wiem about the health care law and the impact of people in his state i'm hearing the same thing and heard it this past weeken

we take up the morbidity of obamacare. president-elect trump trying to gently persuade toyota to invest in america rather than mexico. that and much more next. that and much more next. we'll be right back. afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. lou: obamacare is a big deal and it's getting bigger. joining us is one of the country's leading experts on obamacare, healthcare and so much more. betsy mccoy, best-selling author of the book, beating obamacare. betsy, great to have you here. schumer is acting as if the obamacare support entirely by democratic. thn is peddling pure bull. >> demagoguery it's a shame at this time when the nation needs to fix obamacare. it isn't working. the republicans do have plans. lou: it's beyond not work. -- not work it's collapsing, and premiums are sky rocketing. it's skyrocketing. >> premiums are dou

obamacare's not working. we know this because the average increase for prices -- average increase for plans in illinois were between 45% and 55% this year. as a matter of fact, a good friend of mine had an 87% increase. we know this because of millions of americans who were told they could keep their health insurance, were kicked off their plans. we know the not working because 31 million people are -- it's not working because 31 million people are underinsured. deductibles are simply too high. it's not enough to judge this law simply by the number of people who are insured. since it mandates people buy insurance anyway. we must remember the people paying premiums that continue to double and then have a deductible so high that it will never be reached. that's not success. that's a problem for hardworking taxpayers, many of whom don't qualify for subsidies, but were forced off their previous plans because they didn't meet the standards set by obamacare and now can't afford the plan they're mandated to buy. we

the promises of obamacare have failed them. obamacare promised lower costs but premiums have skyrocketed. it promised families could keep their plans or doctors but many have seen their options in fact limited. kentuckians want to see lower costs, more choices and better care but after seven long years of rising costs and diminishing options, obamacare has not delivered. and the people of kentucky are demanding change. they've been loud and clear in theirtaste for obamacare. like other members of's received letters, e-mails and phone calls. i've met with constituents directly who are feeling the pain of higher costs and fewer choices. consider this mom in kentucky. she's facinged higher cost -- facing the higher cost of health insurance and she literally doesn't know what to do. here's what she said. my family is being pushed out of the middle class by the obamacare law. how can we pay almost $1200 a month on health insurance? listen to this veteran and father from louisville after his plan was discontinued. he tried to buy ins

obamacare has failed. all of the promises of obamacare have been shown to be false and brokening promises and the american people want us to start over and repeal obamacare and replace it with the kind of reforms that will give the american people more choices when it comes to health insurance. and replacing the free market is the pathway toward expanding accesses and affordability of health care across the country and the american people know it. but the simple fact is that the american people know who owns obamacare. it is the first half of the title. obama and the party of obama. and with president-elect trump and i and leader ares should congress is determined to the faith of the american people who voted in the presidential election and in elections here in the congress of the united states, to give us the majority and to give us control of the white house to make good on that promise. >> the president-elect [inaudible] no one with obama care will go without it. >> let me just say we have on the floor

we will also be dealing with obamacare. so many of you know of what these failed policies have done to america. if you look at those families that have employer based insurance, premiums have increased by more than 4300. of the 23 co-ops that were created in obamacare 18 of them have already failed. but what is most concerning to so many, more than 1,022 counties across america that's more than one-third have only one choice. inside the exchanges. everything president obama promised about health care has failed. we're so hankful that we have a new administration coming. that had the wisdom to listen and the courage to lead. good morning everybody. an exciting day yesterday to see all of the new members get sworn in had to see his new majority excited about getting the work for the american people. there's a lot that we want to do and there's a lot that we're going to do working with our new president and our new vice president it's great to welcome our friend and former colleague mike pence back not as a member of congress.

obamacare is unsustainable. now, that's the practical answer and that's exactly what got us to where we are today. we're in the process of attempting to get the budget reconciliation act so we can repeal obamacare but we must also talk about what we replace it with because repealing it without a replacement is an unacceptable solution. it's not a solution. it's a conundrum. we must prioritize providing individual markets to the states and design their medicaid programs in ways they can cover. we have proven in the past that regulation by the state insurance commissioners works. we ned to return to association health plans to be competitive in the united states and allow the sales of insurance across state lines and stop the prohibition against that. we need to open the opportunity for entrepreneurship in the private sector to fill the void that's being filled by the vacuum that's been created by the mandates of obamacare. we need to also preserve those things in obamacare that made sense. pre-existing condition,

we'll also be deal with obamacare. so many of you know of what these failed policies have done to america. if you look at those families that have employer-based insurance, their premiums have increased by more than $4,300. of the 23 co-ops created in obamacare, 18 of them have already failed. but what's most concerning to so many, more than 1,022 count thais across america, that's more than one-third, have only one choice inside the exchanges. everything president obama promised about health care has failed. we are so thankful that we have a new administration coming that had the wisdom to listen and the courage to lead. >> morning, everybody. it was an exciting day yesterday to see all the new members get sworn in. to see this new majority excited about getting to work for the american people. there's a lot we want to do. a lot we're going to do working in tandem with our new president and our new vice president. it's great to welcome our friend and former colleague mike pence back, not as a member of congress, but a

that's what's happened with obamacare. by the way, it would be easy to imagine you would end up with 95% enrollment of those eligible should the state decide to go this way. now, the time frame for our replacement would be simple. in year one, say 2017 congress passes the enabling legislation which in year 2018 allows a state to choose between these three options and 2019 the state would implement the option it chooses, and by the end of 2019 we've made the transition from repeal to replace to implementation. now, smokes ask -- now, folks ask, would i lose my coverage? i'm a physician. i'm going to take my perspective, a patient who i might see who has breast cancer and she doesn't like obamacare. she voted for donald trump but she's on the bubble financially and she's not sure she can afford coverage but she's got breast cancer. as bad as obamacare is, at least she's getting some care. she's having to put out all this money first but still she's getting some care. if we keep her as the prism through which we look at this

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on the obamacare exchanges.ot a lot of options for buying plans under basically the benchmark plan. there aren't a lot of choices. a spike in cost and average premiums at the end of last year. there is a lot of pain out there on that. democrats have been in a weird situation for the last six years they've had to defend president obama and so their position was there are no changes we will make or very small changes. they dealt with financing here and there but no substantive changes even though all sides said there are problems that need to be rewritten. now in some ways they have more freedom to actually engage republicans. the question is whether republicans go for a full repeal and replacement or if democrats will come in with half appeal and hope to get enough republicans to join them on rather than a full repeal. >> martha: any kind of compromise between republicans and democrats might be good for house democrats because they'll be seen as being part of a fix on obamacare but any diminution of obamacare wil

save obamacare. vice-president elect mike pence will also be there, rallying republicans, keep the election promise, kill obamacare. all right. here is where things stand. by january the 27th senate republicans will have a repeal plan. they have a majority, 52 seats, they can pass it. we don't know what will replace it, that's the fight that you will see unfold in d.c. starting today. but two more headlines for you, number one, we're seeing a new form of government, policy by twitter. today a trump sweet on julian assange, the wikileaks guy that leaked e-mails from democrats. a 14-year-old could have hacked podesta. number two, the trump stock rally continues. it looks like the market just wants to go up. we will open just a little higher, 30 minutes from now. and "varney & company," yeah, we're about to begin. ♪ >> if you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. if you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan, period. >> affordable. >> affordabl

we will also be dealing with obamacare. so many of you know of what these failed policies have done to america. if you look at those families that have employer based insurance, premiums have increased by more than $4300. of the 23 co-ops that were created in obamacare, 18 of them have already failed. but what is most concerning to so many, more than 1,022 america, that's have only one choice inside the exchanges. everything president obama promised about health care has failed. we're so thankful that we have a new administration coming that had the wisdom to listen and the courage to lead. gov. pence: good morning everybody. an exciting day yesterday to see all of the new members get sworn in had to see this new majority excited about getting the work for the american people. >> there's a lot that we want to do and there's a lot that we're going to do working with our new president and our new vice president. it's great to welcome our friend and former colleague mike pence back, not as a member of congress but as the soon

step one will be to repeal obamacare. as the president-elect said today, and i admonished members today,house of congress it is important to remind the american people of what they already know about obamacare. the promises that were made were all broken. i expect you will see an effort in the days ahead to talk about the facts around obamacare. secondly is to begin the orderly transition to something better. commitment thee president-elect made was to repeal and replace obamacare. as was said this morning and sweet, it will be important we be careful as we do that. that we do it in a way that does not work a hardship on american families who gain insurance through the program. that it does not work a hardship on the economy. as i told our house today, we work on a strategy in concert with the leadership in the house and senate for both a legislative and executive action agenda. an orderly and smooth transition to a market-based health care reform system is achieved. the speaker of the house used the word stable and we wi

combined with initial health care bills obamacare was created i shared this brief history off obamacare only as a reminder that while my colleagues will surely complain about using the reconciliation process to untangle the country from this d unworkable, unpopular and unaffordable law they should remember that they actually employ the exact same procedure to secure the passage of obamacare. recent headlines showed show the obamacare problem is only getting worse and discourages people from seeking so-called coverage. last october when berg's quote the year ahead summit in new york, the ceo of aetna discuss the issues surrounding their pa decision not to participate in obamacare exchanges saying quoto as the rate to rise the health care people pull out because the out-of-pocket costs are worth it young people can do the math. if you are young and healthyo obamacare is an easy choice to opt out of health coverage but if you are not so fortunate, for those who must have coverage it quickly becomes a frightening reality. i have constituents in wyoming who have written to me with i searchin

obamacare ended that. you can no longer put limits on health insurance policies because none of us, not one of us, knows tomorrow what kind of health crisis we might face or a member of our family might face. that's an important thing. a third provision in obamacare, which most families would understand in a hurry, involve what to do with that recent college graduate. what are you going to do with that daughter who you're so proud to go to her graduation and then it dawns on you, oop, she doesn't have a full-time job yet, and this job she has, this part-time job, doesn't have any health insurance benefits? i remember calling my daughter and saying to her, jennifer, i know you had health insurance as a student. what's your situation now? oh, dad i'm fine. i'm healthy. i'm not worried. i'm worried as a father that something is going to happen to her and have no health insurance protection. you know what obamacare did? obamacare said i could keep my daughter under my family health insurance plan until she rea

they want to see us repeal and replace obamacare. today, i message to the members of congress is that we will be in the promise, keeping this in the first order of business. that is to keep our promise, to repeal obamacare and replace it with the kind of health care reform that will lower the cost of health insurance without increasing the size of government. you prevent private insurance from pulling out? once you repeal? [laughter] >> later in the day, the self-described conservative caucus in the house announced to replace the affordable care reform act. -- to replace the affordable care act, called the american health care reform act. >> good afternoon, and thank you for coming out today. as americans, we provide dutch pride ourselves on the freedom we have to make our own decisions. obamacare, with collapsing markets and soaring premiums, have stripped individuals across this country from the most important decisions we may ever faced, those regarding our own health care. this is another area in our lives were eurocrats are try

obamacare past on strictly partisan lines. it never built a bridge and that is why it has never been fully accepted and is not being rejected. that is why i am trying to build a bridge and susan collins and others are trying to build a bridge. the supreme court is an opportunity for us to build a bridge. but if someone before someone is nominating declaring just as he did before reading my bill that he is going to reject it and totally recognizes as partisan politics, that can change. i hope as with our bill as with the supreme court nominee the merits of him or her will be considered as the character and not the label of the party. >> four minutes left. >> i want to ask you about some news that broke on obamacare earlier this week. on thursday, politico rolled a -- reported a story that the trump administration what stopped advertisements on obamacare. the last day of open enrollment is january 31. former obama administration officials say that this moment is important to get those young people who have been too distracted or

obamacare is unaffordable. families are paying more for worse coverages and deductibles are so high that families have catastrophic plans. obamacare limits access to the health care system, providers are dropping out and physician networks have been limited. obamacare limit patients' choices. we found out that you actually can't keep your health care plan even if you like them. and obamacare has made substantial cuts to the medicare program jeopardizing the promise made to our nation's seniors. house republicans had a productive conversation with vice president elect pence this morning about our plans to bring relief to families and ensure that every american has access to quality health coverage. republicans are united with the american people on this front. this legislation can serve as an important framework for our committees and our members as we begin to work through the legislative process to replace obamacare. president elect trump was right this morning when he said the failures of obamacare fall on th

we take up the morbidity of obamacare. president-elect trump trying to gently persuade toyota to invest in america rather than mexico. that and much more next. we'll be right back. stay with us. sometimes you just know when you hit a home run. that's how i feel about blue-emu pain relief spray. odorless and fast-acting. it soothes all my muscle aches and pains. and it's convenient for those hard to reach places. and if you're like me, you'll love blue-emu super strength cream. it's made with real emu oil, it's non greasy, it's a deep penetrating formula that works itself down into your joints. take it from me. it works fast and you won't stink. blue-emu, it works for me it'll work for you. lou: obamacare is a big deal and it's getting bigger. joining us is one of the country's leading experts on obamacare, healthcare and so much more. betsy mccoy, best-selling author of the book, beating obamacare. betsy, great to have you here. schumer is acting as if the obamacare support entirely by democratic. the man is peddling pure

which plan is going to replace obamacare? >> if you look back january 2009, the democrats didn't have one single plan, either. yes, these plans are being merged today, and there will be a plan. it will be a competitive market-driven plan that will deliver the best product for the lowest price to the american people. >> are you at all concerned by the democrats on the other side of the aisle saying that, you know, they're not going to help you come up with another alternative for obamacare? it's yours now to own. we heard senator schumer -- >> we don't want their help. their help is socialized medicine where the federal government is dictating it. the american people want choices. they want to pick what barparts health care they want to have. they don't want it shoved down their throat as one-size-fits all. that's what they're getting. i'm frankly a 68-year-old man. i don't need maternity assistance, i don't need baby care assistance but that's manda mandated. no, the american people are going to be able to pick the medical as

obamacare's not working. we know this because the average increase for prices -- average increase for plans in illinois were between 45% and 55% this year. as a matter of fact, a good friend of mine had an 87% increase. we know this because of millions of americans who were told they could keep their health insurance, were kicked off their plans. we know the not working because 31 million people are -- it's not working because 31 million people are underinsured. deductibles are simply too high. it's not enough to judge this law simply by the number of people who are insured. since it mandates people buy insurance anyway. we must remember the people paying premiums that continue to double and then have a deductible so high that it will never be reached. that's not success. that's a problem for hardworking taxpayers, many of whom don't qualify for subsidies, but were forced off their previous plans because they didn't meet the standards set by obamacare and now can't afford the plan they're mandated to buy. we

look, obamacare has failed. the promises of obamacare have all been proven to be false. i was here in a different capacity in march of 2010 when we were told if you like your doctor you can keep it, not true, if you like your health insurance you can keep it, not true, we were told the cost of insurance would go down if became law, not true, right now people are laboring in extraordinary increases in premiums the average deductible for a bronds b- -- bronze policy is $5,000. and the increase has been in states, that comes to an end when with we repeal and replace obamacare. what i can assure you is that president elect is a man of his word. he came forward with policies having america stand great again honoring or constitutional principals for the first order of business today. a i'm grateful to the leader of the house and the senate to repeal and replace obamacare with health care reforms again that will lower the cost of insurance without growing the size of government. the policies will be developing in month

donald trump: we're going to repeal and replace obamacare. we have no choice. sharyl: what do you expect from president trump? nathan nascimento: i expect from president trump to listen to the, what people have said, they're tired of washington telling them what to do. they want options for their families. they want affordable care and they know that when government is involved, they don't get that. scott: for many americans, it's a foreign country and concept -- russia. now, under putin, the new threat isn't just the renewed reach of russian weaponry, but also a new age of propaganda war. >> i think we point out stories and things about america that the american government would not like. sharyl: in short order, what do you think president obama has wrong, if anything, related to china? peter morici: he stood by while china built the islands in the south china sea and militarized them. he has tried to make china back down on currency and trade issues, but when the chinese stand firm, he's flinched. sharyl: what is it you advise president trump to do? peter mor

system is one of the core problems of obamacare. we believe that americans deserve health care reform that will help lower the cost of care and protect the sacred patient-docottor relationship. i appreciate this alternative to obamacare includes legislation i introduced. the purpose of this bill is to deal with the fact that over the course of their career, 75% of physicians will face a malpractice claim. this liability climate is driving overutilization it is causing defensive medicine and that is increasing the cost of care for many americans. our bill would allow physicians who can demonstrate that they followed clinical practice guidelines, peer reviewed clinical practic guidelinese to benefit from increased liability protection in the form of a legal safe harbor. by increasing adherence to evidence-based medicine, we believe this legislation will lower health care cost and improve the quality of care for patients. the congressional budget office has estimated in the past that liability reform like this would to $65savings up bi

step one is to repeal obamacare. but as the president-elect said today and i admonished members of the house conference today that we have to remind the mayor can people what they already know about obamacare. the promises that they made were all broken and i expect you will see an effort in the days ahead to talk about the facts about obamacare. second is to begin the orderly transition to something better. , the commitment the president-elect made was to repeal and replace obamacare. as he said this morning in a tweet, it's important we be careful as we do that, that we do it in a way that does not work a hardship on american families who have gained insurance through this program, doesn't work a hardship on our economy. we are working on a strategy in concert with the house and senate for both a legislative to executive action agenda ensure an orderly and smooth transition to a market-based health care reform system is achieved. the speaker of the house used the word stable and we will do that. in his famous speec

the failure of obamacare to address the problems in the system is one of the core problems of obamacare. believe that americans deserve health care reform that will lower the cost of care and protect the patient-dr. relationship. i appreciate that the american health care reform act, alternative to obamacare, includes the saving costs act. to purpose of this bill is deal with the fact that over the ofrse of their career 75% physicians will face a malpractice claim. this is causing defensive medicine, increasing the cost of care for many americans. our bill would allow physicians who can demonstrate that they follow clinical practice guidelines that are peer-reviewed and developed by the physician community to benefit from increased liability protection in the form of a legal safe harbor. by reducing the practice of defensive medicine and increasing adherence to evidence-based medicine, we believe this will lower costs while improving care for patients. the congressional budget office estimated in the past that liability reform like this would yield savings up to $65 billion over 10-year

repeal and replace obamacare.eal change begins with immediately repealing and replacing obamacare. >> today is the day that professional republicans have been dreading. by professional republicans, i'm referring to those that draw a salary in government or politic and are professional enough to comprehend the demands of governing professionalism. so that leaves out some republican senators and most republican members of the house. it includes most of the committee chairs in both the house and senate and definitely up cloud the leadership teams in pott the house and senate. all of those people understand legislative reality. the governing professionals in both parties always understand legislative reality better much better than new presidents do. not since johnson have we had a presidential with real legislative experience and never with any less than donald trump. none of the republican pros in the congress thought donald trump was going to win. so they weren't worried they would ever have to do what they did tod

obamacare has not been perfect.here are things that have worked, there are things that have not worked as well as we wanted. and the question now is, of the republicans going to strip insurance from tens of millions of people and not replace it with anything else? are they going to stop the momentum we've had in getting costs down across the entire health care system? and it's really up to them to explain to the american people about what has gone wrong and what they want to do better. it's their opportunity now, they are in charge, we are waiting to hear as we go forward. but we are going to defend what we've done because we don't think it's nearly a disaster as the republicans do. >> jon: former congressman walsh? >> it's a disaster, and i welcome the democrats trying to defend it. they don't need to do to explain to the american people what is wrong with obamacare, the american people know what is wrong with obamacare. the reality. the american people have lived with this reality for two or three years. premiums

. >> bret: obamacare on life support. what's next? the president president and the vice president elect pitch their parties on capitol hill. this is "special report" ." good evening. welcome to washington. i am bret baier. vice president elect mike pence promised lawmakers that dismantling obamacare will be the first order of business when donald trump takes office 16 days from now. president obama is not going out without a fight. both the president and vice president elect were on capitol hill today, meeting their respective parties and gearing up for what surely will be a contentious fight in congress on this issue. we have fox team coverage. kevin corke is at the white house with the president's call to action that lacked specifics for democrats pushbac pushback. chief washington correspondent james rosen also from the white house with a look at obamacare's controversial journey. we begin with mike emanuel on capitol hill where the vice president elect late out the new administration's plans to do away with this law. >> good eveni

it's not just repeal obamacare but it's repeal and replace. and so we're hoping to pass as many reforms as we can to bring new options and opportunities in the marketplace for people to buy affordable care but also don't forget the fact that the administration, which we now are getting an administration that wants to provide relief, that's not lashing people to the mass of obamacare that's sinking and we believe the administration will have the ability to give a lot of regulatory relief. i think mike pence, when we had the press conference, we believe with the new administration, we can get some quick relief so we can find something they can afford and that's just not the case these days. yeah. reporter: donald trump talked yesterday at the press conference about not selling his business or putting to in blind trust. do you think he's doing enough to separate himself from the conflicts of interests? speaker ryan: i have not looked at the arrangement. i think he's solely focused on pizz presidency, he's turning his business over to the remainin

obamacare tells the patient what she has to buy.e women told me on the campaign trail, one woman was 58 she does notnd 59, by obstetrical benefits. combine if she wishes anybody on her family credit so they can buy a richer family policy. they can define it as the employer contribution to the employees sponsored plan. one person has cash exposure out-of-pocket, other members of the family can contribute their health savings account cash to help meet that family members expense. we give her the power. , andan give for the power outcomes are better. >> one of the interesting features about your plan is it leaves obamacare as an option. the politics of that are interesting. how do you persuade members of your party who have held for years that nothing but completely repealing obamacare is the only way forward. issusan collins says ours the most republican of plans because republicans have always believed in federalism. lovelifornia in new york obamacare, i think it is a mistake. i think ultimately you go with our way. on the other hand

that's what's happened with obamacare. by the way, it would be easy to imagine you would end up with 95% enrollment of those eligible should the state decide to go this way. now, the time frame for our replacement would be simple. in year one, say 2017 congress passes the enabling legislation which in year 2018 allows a state to choose between these three options and 2019 the state would implement the option it chooses, and by the end of 2019 we've made the transition from repeal to replace to implementation. now, smokes ask -- now, folks ask, would i lose my coverage? i'm a physician. i'm going to take my perspective, a patient who i might see who has breast cancer and she doesn't like obamacare. she voted for donald trump but she's on the bubble financially and she's not sure she can afford coverage but she's got breast cancer. as bad as obamacare is, at least she's getting some care. she's having to put out all this money first but still she's getting some care. if we keep her as the prism through which we look at this